Housekeeper

Mira Vie at Fanwood•Fanwood, NJ

14d•$16 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

Distinctive Living is seeking a part-time Housekeeper for its Mira Vie at Fanwood community. The position is scheduled for Wednesdays, Fridays, and every other Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Housekeeper performs housekeeping and laundry duties throughout the managed community, including cleaning apartments and common areas, providing laundry services, caring for carpets, and maintaining compliance with applicable regulatory standards. The role also requires communicating relevant community matters to the immediate supervisor. The Housekeeper cleans resident apartments and bedding, maintains common areas and public restrooms, and uses cleaning products and equipment safely. The position includes interacting respectfully and pleasantly with residents, protecting their privacy and belongings, reporting health concerns, responding to emergencies according to established protocols, and supporting evacuation or disaster-management activities when needed. The Housekeeper participates in training and works collaboratively with coworkers, residents, visitors, and management. Distinctive Living describes a culture focused on personal and professional growth and offers medical, dental, and vision benefits; paid time off; a 401(k) retirement plan; life insurance; and a Team Member Assistance Program.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least one year of experience in a cleaning or housekeeping role.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate verbally in person and over the phone.

Responsibilities

Clean assigned resident apartments, including dusting, vacuuming, changing sheets and linens, making beds, and cleaning bathroom fixtures and floors while respecting residents' privacy and belongings.
Log cleaning activities as required by procedures.
Change residents' bedding and linens weekly, accommodate more frequent changes when requested for an additional fee, and maintain linen inventory and laundering schedules.
Interact with residents in a friendly manner and communicate concerns about residents' health to management as appropriate.
Clean common areas, including entrances, reception areas, corridors, bathrooms, activity rooms, and the dining room, and keep them suitable for residents and visitors.
Clean floors using appropriate methods, including sweeping, mopping, stripping, waxing, buffing, and disinfecting; set up and remove safety signs as appropriate.
Clean carpets by vacuuming, shampooing, deodorizing, and disinfecting.
Clean public restrooms, including washing, sanitizing, and polishing fixtures and removing water marks.
Remove dirt, dust, grease, and film from surfaces using appropriate cleaning and disinfecting solutions.
Handle hazardous cleaning supplies according to procedures and ensure they are accurately labeled.
Attend in-service educational classes and on-the-job training as scheduled or directed.
Respond to resident emergencies by contacting appropriate internal and external parties according to established protocols; assist with disaster-management or evacuation activities when needed.
Maintain compliance with applicable local, state, federal, and licensing requirements, including relevant HIPAA, OSHA, and labor-law requirements; promptly discuss regulator-raised issues with the management company.
Work safely, report unsafe actions to the Executive Director, comply with Safety Committee standards, and follow workplace injury reporting and response procedures.
Foster teamwork, take initiative, assist others beyond assigned responsibilities, and contribute positively to coworkers, residents, and visitors.
Develop basic organizational knowledge to answer basic questions.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.